Proverbs 12 · Verse 28

Proverbs 12:28

In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
Proverbs 12:28, King James Version

Proverbs 12:28 in other translations

BSBThere is life in the path of righteousness, but another path leads to death.
WEBIn the way of righteousness is life; in its path there is no death.
ASVIn the way of righteousness is life; And in the pathway thereof there is no death.
YLTIn the path of righteousness is life, And in the way of that path is no death!
DARBYIn the path of righteousness is life, and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
BBEIn the road of righteousness is life, but the way of the evil-doer goes to death.
WebsterIn the way of righteousness is life; and in the path of it there is no death.

What does Proverbs 12:28 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
28. (Compare Pr 8:8, 20, &c.). A sentiment often stated; here first affirmatively, then negatively.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 28 In the way of righteousness is life - חיים chaiyim, lives; life temporal, and life eternal. And in the pathway thereof there is no death - Not only do the general precepts and promises of God lead to life eternal, and promote life temporal; but every duty, every act of faith, patience of hope, and labor of love, though requiring much self-abasement, self-denial, and often an extension of corporal strength, all lead to life. For in every case, in every particular, "the path of duty is the way of safety." The latter clause is only a repetition of the sense of the former.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
The way of religion is a straight, plain way; it is the way of righteousness. There is not only life at the end, but life in the way; all true comfort.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Proverbs 12:28 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בְּאֹֽרַח\־be.'o.rach-[is] in [the] path ofH734
צְדָקָ֥הtze.da.KahrighteousnessH6666
חַיִּ֑יםchai.YimlifeH2416
וְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhand [the] direction ofH1870
נְתִיבָ֣הne.ti.Vaha pathwayH5410
אַל\־'al-may not [it be to]H408
מָֽוֶת\׃Ma.vetdeathH4194

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 12:28

  • 3 John 1:11

    Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.

  • Romans 5:21

    That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

  • Ezekiel 18:20-24

    The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live. Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord God: and not that he should return from his ways, and live? …

  • Proverbs 11:19

    As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.

  • Titus 2:11-12

    For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

  • 1 John 2:29

    If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.

  • Deuteronomy 30:15

    See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;

  • Ezekiel 18:9

    Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord God.

  • Proverbs 8:35

    For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord.

  • 1 John 3:7

    Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

  • Proverbs 10:16

    The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

  • Romans 6:22-23

    But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
8:35; 9:11; 10:16; 11:19; Eze 18:9,20-24; Ro 5:21; 6:22,23
Tit 2:11,12; 1Jo 2:29; 3:7; 3Jo 1:11

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Context

  • Proverbs 12:27

    The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.

  • Proverbs 12:28

    In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.

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Proverbs 12:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		En el camino de la justicia está la vida; y la senda de su vereda no es muerte.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		La vie est dans le sentier de la justice, et il n’y a pas de mort dans le chemin qu’elle trace.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Auf dem Pfade der Gerechtigkeit ist Leben, und kein Tod auf dem Wege ihres Steiges.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		In semita justitiæ vita; iter autem devium ducit ad mortem.